Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Unveiling the hidden costs: The plight of seasonal workers in UK's horticulture sector
A recent study by the Landworkers' Alliance (LWA) in collaboration with various organisations has highlighted the systemic issues in the...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 8
- 2 min
Rotten to the core: The fugitive fruit and veg scammer
Mark Bullen, a notorious scammer, consistently failed to deliver what he claimed to be organic fruit and vegetables during Christmas but...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Jun 23
- 3 min
UK fruit picking farms like prison, migrant worker tells peers
A South African woman has described working as a fruit picker on farms in the south of England as "slave labour". "We weren't viewed as...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Jun 22
- 6 min
Guards at Del Monte pineapple farm in Kenya accused of killings
Security guards at a Del Monte pineapple farm in Kenya that supplies most British supermarkets have been accused of brutally assaulting...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Jun 15
- 2 min
Lincs agri firm told to pay out £500k after major pollution incident
An agricultural business has been ordered to pay out over £500,000 after a pollution incident killed more than 135,000 fish in the River...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Jun 8
- 2 min
Revolutionary measures unveiled: UK launches assault on 'Umbrella Companies'
HM Treasury has begun a consultation to address widespread tax evasion and violations of employment rights by umbrella companies. There...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- May 24
- 2 min
British Ports Association steps-up security
The British Ports Association (BPA), a group that represents UK ports, has introduced a new security alerts system that, for the first...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- May 11
- 2 min
Spanish fruit growers arrested for using illegal wells during long-term drought
Twenty-six people have been arrested for tapping illegal wells to grow tropical fruit in southern Spain, police said on Tuesday. During a...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- May 9
- 5 min
Unveiling food fraud in the fresh produce industry
Food fraud takes many guises and is recognised as serious fraud by the National Food Crime Unit which was established in response to the...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Apr 6
- 4 min
UK Government publishes draft proposals for new border controls
The Government, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments, has published its plan to strengthen UK borders against...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Opinion: Supermarket crackdown on seasonal workers picking UK fruit is too little, too late
Our farms heavily rely on seasonal workers. But the system is ripe for exploitation – and supermarkets and other stakeholders have a...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Seasonal workers welfare protected by new taskforce
A taskforce has been established to ensure the responsible recruitment and employment of migrant workers under the seasonal workers...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Chief Inspector’s report on the immigration system as it relates to the agricultural sector
In their recent report, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (‘ICIBI’) recognised that “bringing foreign labour...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
At least 40 people arrested on suspicion of human trafficking in Portugal
Portuguese police have arrested at least 40 people on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in alleged human trafficking rings that...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority teams with Cellebrite to combat labour exploitation
UK’s modern slavery watchdog agency brings exploiters of vulnerable workers to justice using Digital Intelligence solutions. Cellebrite,...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- May 27, 2022
- 3 min
Angry lorry drivers trapped in post-Brexit lines beg for help as disaster charity steps in
The line of lorries waiting to get to Dover has reached such disastrous proportions that a charity used to working to provide relief to...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Apr 20, 2022
- 4 min
Ukrainian workers flee ‘modern slavery’ conditions on UK farms
Charity calls for people who arrived on seasonal work visas and are now undocumented to be offered protection. Hundreds of Ukrainians are...
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